Posts Tagged: Ricardo Rossello

Governor-Elect Ricardo Rossello (New Progressive Party/PNP) signaled changes in the Government of Puerto Rico’s fiscal course in naming two members of his top fiscal team yesterday. Raul Maldonado Gautier will be Secretary of the Treasury and Gerardo Jose Portela Franco will be Director of the Fiscal Agency and Financial Advisory Authority that the territorial… Read more »

Puerto Rico Governor-Elect Ricardo Rossello (New Progressive Party) is quoted this morning in El Nuevo Dia as saying that he will begin talks with creditors as soon as next week. His goal is to save up to $800 million a year in debt costs over five to seven years. Options for accomplishing this including renegotiating as… Read more »

Popular Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate David Bernier has dramatically lost support during the past two months, widening the lead of New Progressive Party (NPP) candidate Ricardo Rossello, according to a recent poll. Rossello led David Bernier 40% to 28% in the survey of 1,000 voters October 2-6 with an error margin of +/- 3.1%…. Read more »

Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi has conceded to Ricardo Rosselló in the race to become the New Progressive Party’s (NPP) 2016 gubernatorial candidate. “It hurts me on a personal basis, but at the same time I must say that the cause [the NPP] stands for is bigger than the personal aspirations of its leaders,”… Read more »

Political status resolution activist Ricardo Rossello is the favorite for the statehood party nomination for governor of Puerto Rico in 2016, a poll released this morning shows. Among party members, the son of former Governor Pedro Rossello is ahead of party President Pedro Pierluisi 61% to 25% in the highly regarded semi-annual survey. Senator Thomas… Read more »